Ride Like a Girl (Ride Like a Girl)
Directed by: Rachel GriffithsCast list: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell
Country: Australia
Year: 2019
Genres: Drama / Sports / Biographical /
Runtime: 98 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
The true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup - horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of ten children, Michelle is raised by single father, Paddy. She leaves school at fifteen to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near-fatal horse fall, all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##
Subjects: English language / Physical education (PE) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / adolescence, youth / animal world and pets / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / sports /
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